This fortnightly podcast looks at all the great things we are doing in learning and teaching here at Newcastle University. In each episode we will hear from a wide range of guests, and guest hosts to discover more about their stories and the work behind their stories. There will be long form conversations, magazine style articles, and much more.
Episode 037: AI at Newcastle University with Dr David Kennedy and Professor Ruth Valentine
Hello and welcome to episode 37 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.
This week Ben Steel from LTDS sat down with Pro Vice Chancellor Education Professor Ruth Valentine and Dean of Digital Education Dr David Kennedy.
AI text generating technologies have been around for a long time, but they have made significant advances in recent years. Most are trained on extensive data sets and are capable of producing human-like written content quickly and easily. There has been a lot of media coverage of these tools lately (in particular ChatGPT) with concerns raised about the risk they present to academic integrity.
As with all emerging technologies, it is our role as educators to explore and investigate the opportunities they provide to our students’ educational experience, as well as to consider any potential negative impacts. Ben, Ruth and David discuss Newcastle University’s response to these tools, with a focus on the five principles for the use of AI at Newcastle.
Thank you to our guests and we hope you enjoy this episode.
If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share, please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.
Links from the episode
LTDS and AI - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/ai/ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/effective-practice/ai/)
ASK Website - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/good-academic-practice/artificial-intelligence/ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/good-academic-practice/artificial-intelligence/)
AI in practice - https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/LTDS/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BFD7661EB-95A4-4E32-AA25-3CBE37193A38%7D&file=AI_live_guidance.docx&action=default&mobileredirect=true (https://newcastle.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/LTDS/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BFD7661EB-95A4-4E32-AA25-3CBE37193A38%7D&file=AI_live_guidance.docx&action=default&mobileredirect=true)
Newcastle University AI of the Possible week - https://elements.ncl.ac.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=304 (https://elements.ncl.ac.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=304)
Nutella Community (https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fteam%2F19%3A11d60f4e066c4f5fa3d177c72cb209ef%40thread.skype%2Fconversations%3FgroupId%3D1b080973-c930-4295-a89d-d29b3af24ef4%26tenantId%3D9c5012c9-b616-44c2-a917-66814fbe3e87&type=team&deeplinkId=e4bfe26e-f5b1-4842-91e1-ac9461c44b21&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true)
QAA and AI - https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/members/maintaining-quality-and-standards-in-the-chatgpt-era.pdf (https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/members/maintaining-quality-and-standards-in-the-chatgpt-era.pdf)
15 Jun 2023
Episode 036: The Importance of Reading Lists
Hello and welcome to episode 36 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.
This week Ben Steel from LTDS sat down with Louise Masson a Librarian Liaison Officer from our Library Liaison team in the Philip Robinson Library.
A reading list is an integral part of the student experience at University. Although it may be viewed as an archaic term these days, students are ‘reading’ for a degree. How do the students know what to read? It is the academic’s role to guide them.
Louise talks about the importance of reading list within our student’s modules and programmes. Why they are important to the students, our teachers, and the library. And how decolonisation and diversification is vital to the future of our reading lists.
Thank you to our guest Louise. We hope you enjoy this episode.
If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.
Links from the episode
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/academics-and-researchers/reading-lists/ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/academics-and-researchers/reading-lists/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSXHz4t0CBc
Reading List Training (/Users/NBS88/Downloads/Podcast/025%20Episode%2025%20-%20Emma%20and%20Kevin/Readling%20List%20Training)
https://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/rltoolkit (https://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/rltoolkit)
12 Apr 2023
Episode 035 – Pedagogy of Canvas Part Three – with Dr Helene Tyrrell
Hello and welcome to episode 35 of the Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University podcast.
Transcript available.
This is the final in a three part mini series that will look at the pedagogy of Canvas and how educators from across Newcastle University are utilising the tools in Canvas to provide a rich learning experience for our students.
In this episode we have a long form conversation with Dr Helene Tyrrell a Lecturer in Law.
Helene spoke to Matt Laidler and Dan Graham, Learning Enhancement & Technology Advisers from the Learning and Teaching Development Service about how she gets the best out of Canvas.
If you would like to get in touch or have an idea you would like to share. Please email ltds@ncl.ac.uk and use the title ‘Learning & Teaching @ Newcastle University Podcast idea’.
Links from the episode
Transcript available.
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/)
https://ncl.instructure.com/courses/76 (https://ncl.instructure.com/courses/76)
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/ally/ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/ally/)
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/baseline/ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/baseline/)
https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/casestudies/tag/canvas/ (https://microsites.ncl.ac.uk/casestudies/tag/canvas/)
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/help-and-support/ (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/learning-and-teaching/digital-technologies/canvas/help-and-support/)
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas/ct-p/canvas (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas/ct-p/canvas)
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